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...first of these shows, "Survivor," is currently in production and slated to begin airing on a weekly basis starting Wednesday, May 31. Jeff Probst, of VH-1's "Rock & Roll Jeopardy," will serve as the host of this island odyssey, whose motto is "Outwit, Outplay, Outlast." In mid-March, sixteen castaways (eight men, eight women) were dropped on an uninhabited island in the South China Sea. They must build their own shelter and gather their own food. They are allowed only one "non-survivor tool" from home, like a picture or a hairbrush, but nothing else. They will have...
...ROAD Researchers have found that for teen drivers, the risk of fatal injuries in a car crash increases with the number of passengers. Sixteen-year-old drivers carrying one passenger are 39% more likely to get killed than those driving alone, and 182% more likely with three or more passengers. Researchers link the increase to distraction rather than alcohol or drugs. Some states place limits on passengers for young drivers, but parents should consider making their own rules about who can ride with whom...
...doors open and the crowd spilled into the posh offerings of Boston's finest in dance and sparkle. A head or so taller than most other concertgoers, I had a good view of the scene. But there was not much to see. The crowd was almost entirely female sixteen and under. Two middle-schoolers clung to one another as they sifted through the crowd, proudly sporting matching No Doubt T-shirt and tight black pant outfits. At this moment, a horrible thought crossed my mind. What if No Doubt doesn't play instruments anymore? What if they just...
...Sync, like most groups of well-adjusted college-age boys, has two main modes of communication: singing and quoting movies. In a two-hour dinner the five band members riffle through a selection of songs that includes Sweet Emotion, Material Girl and the Honey Combs cereal commercial; the movies Sixteen Candles, Three Amigos, Boogie Nights, Wayne's World and the MTV boy-band parody movie that made fun of them. It takes so little to set them off that even talking about singing makes them sing. "We only sing in times of trouble," says Chris Kirkpatrick, before belting...
...Sweet Sixteen: This is one of the many cute nicknames that correspond to the decreasing number of participants in the tournament, despite its usual use in reference to a high school sophomore's birthday party. Other cute nicknames include "The Elite Eight" and "The Final Four" (see below...